Delta 36-725 not tilting

Ok,

So I took off the legs and the body and sprayed rust released on the trunnions. After a while got is moved and then applied silicon spray to the surfaces.

Seems good to go now.

-- Measure twice...ummm.. i forget the rest!!

For future reference, the absolute best rust release I have seen was after spraying some Kroil on it. Yes it IS expensive, and worth every penny. Spray a problem child when you notice it, and just walk away. Next day the problem will be gone.

Sorry your saw broke. All that sawdust, especially softwood pulp gets crammed in gears, and then the sludge starts rusting, it can lock up pretty tight. Then again, probably not many saw owners go in like you ended up doing, to clean it out. If everyone did once a year, Kroil would go broke.

-- Think safe, be safe

Thanks SteveN,

I think that my major problem was the downtime due to Covid. I have not really done any work since March and to be honest that should have been my cleanup and oil up time.

Now that I am getting some orders, been swamped with issues – router on CNC stopped due to brushes (didn’t have any spares and Dewalt dealer on the island did not have any in stock -had to jimmy rig some Hitachi brushes) then the CNC lost an axis due to a blown chip on a board; tablesaw issue and now have to change brushes on chop saw!!

When it rains it pours, but hey that’s life in the workshop!!

BTW, order for Kroil placed!!

Thanks
Steve

-- Measure twice...ummm.. i forget the rest!!

Around we call it jerry rigged, jimmy was just too dumb to fix anything.